वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-8, verse-22

तस्माद् राजगृहादेव वनं गच्छतु ते सुतः ।
एतद्धि रोचते मह्यं भृशं चापि हितं तव ॥२२॥

22. tasmād rājagṛhādeva vanaṃ gacchatu te sutaḥ ,
etaddhi rocate mahyaṃ bhṛśaṃ cāpi hitaṃ tava.

22. tasmāt rājagṛhāt eva vanam gacchatu te sutaḥ
etat hi rocate mahyam bhṛśam ca api hitam tava

22. tasmāt te sutaḥ rājagṛhāt eva vanam gacchatu
etat hi mahyam rocate ca api tava bhṛśam hitam

22. Therefore, let your son go to the forest directly from the royal palace. This truly pleases me, and it is also exceedingly beneficial for you.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• राजगृहात् (rājagṛhāt) - from the royal palace, from the king's house

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, directly

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest, forest

• गच्छतु (gacchatu) - let him go, he should go

• ते (te) - your, to you

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• एतत् (etat) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• रोचते (rocate) - pleases, is agreeable, shines

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary, good, placed

• तव (tava) - your, of you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular of 'tad' used adverbially.

राजगृहात् (rājagṛhāt) - from the royal palace, from the king's house

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājagṛha

rājagṛha - royal palace, king's house

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+gṛha)

• rājan – king, royal, ruling
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home, palace
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, directly

(indeclinable)

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest, forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

गच्छतु (gacchatu) - let him go, he should go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of the second person singular pronoun, here expressing possession.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sū` (to beget, to produce) with suffix `-kta`.

Root: sū (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - pleases, is agreeable, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter of the adjective).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary, good, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - placed, set, fixed; suitable, proper, beneficial, friendly

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dhā` (to place, to put) with prefix `hi` (often understood as a specific form of `dhā`) and suffix `-kta`.

Root: dhā (class 3)

तव (tava) - your, of you, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Second person singular pronoun, genitive case.

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